Assiniboin

[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]

noun,plural As·sin·i·boins, (especially collectively) As·sin·i·boin for 1.
  1. a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.

  2. the Siouan language spoken by the Assiniboin.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Assiniboin or their language.

Origin of Assiniboin

1
First recorded in 1675–85; from Canadian French Assiniboine, from Ojibwe (Saulteaux dialect) assini·-pwa·n literally, “stone Sioux” (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian aʔsenyi “stone” + unattested pwa·θa “enemy tribesman”)
  • Also called Na·ko·ta [nuh-koh-tuh], /nəˈkoʊ tə/, Na·ko·da [nuh-koh-duh] /nəˈkoʊ də/ .

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